Hyderabad: In keeping with its avowed mission of bringing in the best of medical care by adopting newer techniques, KIMS Hospitals in the city on Monday claimed that it has for the first time in India launched ‘Brain Mapping technology’ – Omniscient Neuro-technology’s Quicktome to further bolster their infrastructural facilities. This pioneering measure comes as a welcome change for the medical fraternity from the traditional brain tumor surgery, which, despite numerous benefits, had harmful post-operation consequences.
Ushering in a new era in preoperative imaging, Quicktime is a type of patient-specific connec- tomics that uses advanced mathematical algorithms to construct and analyze a computer-generated map of the brain’s functional and structural connections, the hospitals said in a release here.
Its software provides a detailed, three-dimensional model of the brain and its blood vessels that can help plan a surgery to the most precise levels. Popularly known as ‘tumor mapping’, this revolutionary and proven technique allows surgeons to opt for the safest trajectory to a target that needs surgical treatment inside the brain. Commenting on the effectiveness of Quicktome technology, Dr. Manas Panigrahi, head of Neurosurgery and senior consultant at KIMS Hospitals, said “This technology is a major breakthrough in neurosurgery planning.
Earlier, a neurosurgeon was unable to accurately identify the problem and therefore preserved those portions of the brain that served higher cognitive functions. The latest technology will help KIMS neurosurgeons to achieve the best possible clinical outcomes. The prevailing imaging and mapping products only help neurosurgeons to avoid areas of the brain that control functions such as motor and speech. However, the fact is that identifying functions like imagination have been historically poor.
Dr. Charles Teo renowned Neurosurgeon from Australia said this new technology will help neuro-surgeons learn how to practically interpret the collateral damage and prevent it during surgical resection of brain tumors.
“Citing an instance of a positive outcome, Dr. Panigrahi said “We used this advanced brain mapping technology on a 39-year-old patient, one Praveen Oswal from Jaipur, and saved his life.
“Dr.Bhaskar Rao, Chairman, and Managing Director, KIMS Hospitals said the adoption of Brain Mapping technology will further cement our position as the country’s best neuro-sciences center. Approximately 2,000 patients undergo brain surgery for brain tumors at KIMS Hospitals every year.
